Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.” (Benjamin Franklin)
My neighbors always seem to be screaming and shouting at their children when they aren’t doing what they want them to be doing. Sometimes I can even hear them through the walls of their houses disciplining their kids with extreme anger when I’m outside doing yard work. Unfortunately, what they don’t realize is how much damage this is only going to cause their offspring the more they continue to use anger in this way. I myself went through the very same thing in the household I grew up in. Everyone was constantly shrieking and yelling to get their point across, but all that did was make them and everyone else miserable. Sadly, when I got older I became the exact same way, consistently using anger as a way to take control of so many things when they didn’t meet my ego’s expectations. Thankfully though, I eventually learned over time that anger doesn’t solve anything. It only scares many people into submission while leaving me feeling unsettled and spiritually imbalanced in the process. This is why I try to never use anger in any of my communications with others these days because I know the outcome of it will never be healthy in the long run, not for me, and not for them.
I pray that I may always find a way to peacefully communicate with everyone without ever having to resort to using anger to get my point across.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson